alamat

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈmat/, [ʔa.l̪aˈmat]
• Hyphenation: a‧la‧mat

Noun

alamát (Basahan spelling ᜀᜎᜋᜆ᜔)

1. legend; myth

   Synonym: leyenda

Estonian

Noun

alamat

1. partitive singular of alam

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay alamat, from Classical Malay علامت (alamat, “sign”), from Arabic عَلَامَة (ʕalāma).

Noun

alamat (first-person possessive alamatku, second-person possessive alamatmu, third-person possessive alamatnya)

1. sign

   Synonyms: pertanda, tanda

2. address

   Synonym: adres

3. target

   Synonyms: sasaran, tujuan

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic عَلَامَة (ʕalāma).

Noun

alamat (Jawi spelling علامت, plural alamat-alamat, informal 1st possessive alamatku, 2nd possessive alamatmu, 3rd possessive alamatnya)

1. address

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Arabic عَلَامَة (ʕalāma, “sign; symbol”). Compare Tausug alamat (“omen”) and Malay alamat (“sign; address”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈmat/, [ʔɐ.lɐˈmat]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: a‧la‧mat

Noun

alamát (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜋᜆ᜔)

1. legend; folklore

Derived terms

• alamatang-bayan
• maalamat

 

References

• “alamat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 166